Food Safety

Directorate of Food Safety is responsible for food inspection services, pre-makert evaluation and registration of food products and food establishments, food risk analysis, food import/export certification, product promotion control and execution of directorate specific projects and programs.

The Directorate has three main departments: -

Food Inspection and Enforcement     

`The department is providing the following services

(i)         Registration and Licensing of food premises and registration.

(iii)            Post marketing product risk assessment.

Premises, which do not meet the requirements, are not allowed to operate for products regulated by the authority.  

The department is conduct inspection to:

(i)     Ports of Entries (import control)

(ii)   All food manufacturing and processing premises

(iii)    All food packers

(iv)   All bakeries

(v)  All milling machines that process and package food)

(vi) Slaughter houses

(vii) Super markets that process and package food

(viii)Hotels and restaurants that process and sell food.

Food Risk Analysis Department

This department is responsible for

(i) Assess Food Risk

(ii) Monitor food borne disease

(iii) Trace record(s) of food products from farm to table.

Food Evaluation and Registration Department

The department is responsible for

(i) Evaluate the quality and safety of food products and food supplements before marketing authorization

(ii) Prepare and review food products registration application and guidelines

(iii) Assess and authorize food promotion material

(iv) Register of pre-packaged food products and food supplements and maintenance of database and register of food.